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Naturally acquired infections with Leishmania enriettii Muniz and Medina 1948 in guinea-pigs from São Paulo, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

M. I. Machado ,
R. V. Milder ,
R. S. Pacheco ,
M. Silva ,
R. R. Braga  and
R. Lainson
M. I. Machado
Affiliation:
Disciplina de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlãndia, Campus Umuarama, 38400-902 Uberlãndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
R. V. Milder
Affiliation:
Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomêdicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
R. S. Pacheco
Affiliation:
Departamento de Bioquìmica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M. Silva
Affiliation:
Disciplina de Morfologia, Universidade de Uberlândia
R. R. Braga
Affiliation:
Seção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Caixa Postal 3, 66017-970 Belém, Pará, Brazil
R. Lainson
Affiliation:
Seção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Caixa Postal 3, 66017-970 Belém, Pará, Brazil
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Summary

Two domestic guinea-pigs (Cavia porcellus), bought in Pinheiros, São Paulo State, Brazil, were taken by their owners a farm in the rural district of Capão Bonito, close to the Atlantic Forest, São Paulo, where they both developed tumour-like and ulcerating lesions on the ears. The causative agent was identified as Leishmania (L.) enriettii, based on biological characters and isoenzyme profiles. Sources of the parasite in wild mammals, and the possible sandfly vector species discussed.

Keywords

Leishmania enriettiguinea-pigCavia porcellusCavia apereaLutzomyia monticolaSão Paulo
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , August 1994 , pp. 135 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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